Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Lura is a variant of Lorelei. An origin associated with Lorelei is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lura through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,555
- 5 boys · 9,550 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 230 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 230 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,864 as a first name in 2020; 411 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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